Covington County, Mississippi (MS)

County population in 2016: 19,499 (all rural); it was 19,407 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,062County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,081County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,049Renter-occupied apartments: 1,287 (it was 1,077 in 2000)

% of renters here:

15%

State:

30%

Land area: 414 sq. mi.

Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 47 people per square mile (average).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Covington County: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

(15.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.6% for Black residents, 9.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 79.2% for other race residents, 41.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 38.7 years old
(Males: 37.5 years old, Females: 38.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.0 years old, Black residents: 32.0 years old, American Indian residents: 39.5 years old, Asian residents: 29.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.1 years old, Other race residents: 5.2 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Covington County is $379 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $571 a month.

Agriculture in Covington County:

Average size of farms: 183 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $110,572Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $167.93The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.39%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $86,835Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.00%Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.76%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37,349The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.34%Average age of principal farm operators: 57 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.70Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.08%Corn for grain: 858 harvested acresAll wheat for grain: 812 harvested acresVegetables: 417 harvested acresLand in orchards: 31 acres

Earthquake activity:

Covington County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

People in group quarters in Covington County, Mississippi in 2000:

17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

12 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

237 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
3 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $38,943.

5.97% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($27,648 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.97%

Mississippi average:

6.70%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.74% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($22,159 average AGI)
1.23% relocated from other states ($5,488 average AGI)

Covington County:

1.23%

Mississippi average:

2.79%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:

Most common underlying causes of death in Covington County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2014:

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (296)

Congestive heart failure (241)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (230)

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (200)

Atherosclerotic heart disease (171)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (168)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (145)

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (122)

Unspecified dementia (80)

Sudden cardiac death, so described (76)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.94Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,418Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 247Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 59,664

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,574Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 962

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 35

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

99.7% of residents of Covington speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).

94% of Covington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Mississippi.